Freeing obsolete update lists can be slow during checkpoints

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • WT2.6.0
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      At the end of update_serial we check for obsolete update structures. If we can't evict b/c of a checkpoint and that list grows large, this is wasted work inside a transaction.

      Updates shouldn't be blocked, that is, only a single thread at a time is doing the check for obsolete update structures.

      It would be pretty easy to turn off the check for obsolete update structures when checkpoint is running on this file; let's explore ways to tighten it down further using the checkpoint generation and other transactional information.

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              Michael Cahill (Inactive)
              Reporter:
              Michael Cahill (Inactive)
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